Search MOBIUS

If the book you need is not available at the UMKC, search the MOBIUS Union Catalog.

• From the MERLIN search screen, click the blue button at the top that says "Search MOBIUS" to repeat your search,

  

  OR connect to the MOBIUS Union Catalog and search again.
• Click on the "Display holdings of MOBIUS Libraries" link in the middle of a record to check the availability of an item.
• If a copy of the book you need is available, you may request it.
  • Click on the "REQUEST THIS ITEM" link in the middle of the page.
    
  • Choose your cluster (UMKC is in the "MERLIN" cluster)
  • Then fill out the form with your name and student or employee ID number and choose a pickup location.

Interlibrary Loan

If the book you want is not available through MERLIN or MOBIUS, you can place a request through the Interlibrary Loan Department. We will try to borrow it from any library that owns it, in the U.S. or abroad.

• Visit the Interlibrary Loan Check Page and select your home library.
• Log into your ILL@UMKC account.  If this is your first request, fill out the personal information page.
• On the left menu, choose the kind of request you want to make (book, article, etc.) and fill out the form.
  • Please let us know if the book is held by a MERLIN or MOBIUS library, but is not available.
  If we find a copy available through MERLIN or MOBIUS, we will try to obtain it that way.
  • Please include an OCLC, ISSN or ISBN number, if you have one.
  • Please include any special instructions.

MERLIN is the catalog of all four University of Missouri campuses. 

MOBIUS is the catalog of 60+ libraries in Missouri.

When you make a request through MERLIN or MOBIUS:

• Books arrive in 3-5 business days.
• You will be notified on your UMKC email when the book arrives.
• You can pick the book up at the Circulation/Access Services desk at your pickup location library.
• You can check the status of your request by logging into your Library Account and selecting "show requests."
  

Check out periods:

MERLIN:

• 4 weeks for undergraduates
• up to 16 weeks for graduate students, faculty, and staff

MOBIUS:

• 3 weeks for everyone